UNH Holds On, Denver and BC Gain Ground In Poll

New Hampshire held onto the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, but with a tie against unranked Northeastern on Friday night, lost its commanding lead over the rest of the pack. The Wildcats garnered 20 of the 40 first-place votes. The remaining first-place votes were split evenly between the next two … Read more

Norwich On Top Of Logjam In DIII Poll

Norwich held onto the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll, but after that, things got significantly more interesting. Two teams, RIT and St. Norbert, finished tied for the No. 2 slot, while No. 4 Wis.-Superior, the defending national champion, got more first-place votes than either No. 2 winners and finished just … Read more

Yale, U.S. Under-18ers Skate To Draw

The Yale Bulldogs outshot the US National Under-18 team 41-20, including 5-2 in overtime, but it was not enough for a victory as the squads skated to a 3-3 tie in front of 1,923 at Ingalls Rink for Yale’s final exhibition game. The Elis got two goals from Chris Higgins, including a shorthanded score midway … Read more

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A Different Kind of Defensive Effort

Exhibition games are there to shake off some rust, get the freshmen acclimated to the college game, tinker with some line combinations, and avoid injuries. On all counts, Cornell’s 9-1 win over Canadian school York University at Lynah Rink on Sunday was a success. All, that is, except the last one. Highly-regarded freshman Matt Moulson … Read more

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Vermont Scrapes Past Fairfield

Freshman Joey Gasparini scored with :38 remaining in overtime and Travis Russell stopped 13 of 15 shots as Vermont escaped with a 3-2 victory over Fairfield Saturday. Fairfield opened the scoring just 2:52 in the first period as Stag Rae Metz lit the lamp on the power play. Jack Devaney and Hunter Greeley assisted on … Read more

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Michigan Decks Alaska-Fairbanks

A line with a scary dog has Michigan off to a great start in the CCHA. The Wolverines’ line of sophomores David Moss and Michael Woodford plus “the pit bull,” freshman Brandon Kaleniecki, has surprised with its offensive outburst. Moss scored two goals and Woodford had two assists to lead the Wolverines to a 6-2 … Read more

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Mercyhurst Blanks St. Cloud State

Mercyhurst snapped a two-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over visiting St. Cloud State Saturday afternoon at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The win improved Mercyhurst’s record to 5-2 while the Huskies dropped to 1-5. Freshman forward Samantha Shirley scored her first career goal on a power play at 16:59 of the first. The teams … Read more

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Late Thriller Ends In Tie For MSU, SCSU

On a night when scoring was at a minimum, Minnesota State was able to answer a late St. Cloud State goal as the two teams battled to a 1-1 tie. Husky forward Brian Schuster scored at 16:52 of the third to put SCSU (1-0-1 WCHA, 2-1-1 overall) up 1-0. But only 33 seconds later, defenseman … Read more

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Providence ‘O’ Is All Shorthanded In Draw With SLU

Providence used shorthanded goals from Rush Zimmerman and Danielle Culgin to forge a 2-2 tie with St. Lawrence Saturday afternoon. St. Lawrence came into the game ranked seventh in the USCHO.com Division I poll, while Providence was eighth. Trisha Powers gave St. Lawrence a 1-0 lead with 50 seconds left in the first period, making … Read more

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Harvard Steamrolls To Exhibition Win

Harvard’s three returning Olympians — senior Jennifer Botterill, junior Angela Ruggiero and freshman Julie Chu — each tallied a hat trick to propel the Crimson to a 12-2 exhibition win over the Pacific Steelers on Saturday afternoon at the Bright Center. The Steelers got on the board first on a goal by Tsena Tatomir on … Read more

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Air Force Offense Overwhelms Bentley

Geordan Murphy’s collegiate debut is one he’d like to forget. Bentley’s freshman netminder allowed three first-period goals before being removed after 20 minutes, and Air Force received goals from six different players in a 6-2 win before 1,219 fans at the Cadet Ice Arena on Saturday. “Tonight we dominated until the last 10 minutes,” Air … Read more

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BC Stays Perfect With Win At Lowell

Fourth-ranked Boston College stayed perfect on the young season, getting out to an early lead and holding on for a 4-3 win at Massachusetts-Lowell Saturday night. J.D. Forrest and Ryan Shannon led the BC scoring.

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Veterans Help Sioux Sweep Purple Eagles

Zach Parise scored three more goals to continue his spectacular rookie season, and North Dakota’s veteran players got involved early to produce a 5-3 win over Niagara and a weekend sweep.

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Mercyhurst, Quinnipiac Skate To Tie

In their first meeting since the Bobcats defeated the Lakers 6-4 last March in the MAAC championship game, Quinnipiac and Mercyhurst skated to a 3-3 tie Saturday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. Quinnipiac had the only goal of the first period as senior defenseman Matt Erhart scored on the power play at 9:06. It … Read more

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Kunitz, Legue Spark Ferris State Attack

Chris Kunitz scored two goals and recorded his second four-point night of the weekend, leading Ferris State to a 4-1 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday. The Bulldogs beat the Fighting Irish 5-2 on Friday. Kunitz, who leads the CCHA in scoring, scored a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal. Linemate Jeff Legue also scored … Read more

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Yale Tops Western Ontario In Exhibition Opener

Eight different players scored goals, including five by the home team, as Yale skated to a 5-3 victory over Western Ontario in an exhibition contest before 1,760 at Ingalls Rink. “We showed little glimpses of the high-tempo play we need to play,” Yale head coach Tim Taylor said. “We didn’t play with a lot of … Read more

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Crusaders Complete New York Sweep

Following its 4-1 victory at West Point on Friday night, Holy Cross capped off a perfect weekend in New York as the Crusaders defeated Iona 6-3 on the strength of freshman Tyler McGregor’s first three collegiate goals. The Crusaders (4-2-0; 3-1-0 MAAC) are proving themselves to be road warriors when it comes to MAAC play. … Read more

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Colgate Rallies Past Sacred Heart

Colgate forward Paul Kelley’s soft wrist shot slipped past Sacred Heart goaltender Eddy Ferhi late in the third period to lift the Raiders to a 4-3 victory on Saturday. “It was a soft goal at the end,” said Sacred Heart coach Shaun Hannah, “but that’s how the game is played sometimes. That goal just snuck … Read more

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Mead, Polidor Lead Air Force In Home Opener

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Such was the case for Air Force sophomore Steve Mead, who scored a fluke goal off a Bentley defender and added two assists, leading the service academy to a 5-2 win in a battle of the Falcons Friday night. The game, played in front of 1,384 at … Read more

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